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Vol. 71, No. 2

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July 2022

Features: Publishers' Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 About the Cover Artist: Diane DuBois Mullaly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Avalon Memories: Helen Chappell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 An Anegada Adventure - Part 1: Bonna L. Nelson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Moments and Milestones - Shearer the Jeweler: Tracey F. Johns . . . . . . 51 Studio B Hosts Plein Air Artists and Master Jove Wang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Chesapeake Music Brings Jazz to Easton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Tidewater Gardening: K. Marc Teffeau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 The Marsh Road: A.M. Foley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Tidewater Kitchen: Pamela Meredith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Backyard Oases - Outposts of Peace: Michael Valliant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 A Ponderous Pachyderm: Rick Klepfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Changes - Coming Again - A Work Progress: Roger Vaughan . . . . . . . . . . 159

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Publishers’ Note:

Celebrating 70 Years! I thought you might be interested in a little Tidewater Times history. The magazine began in 1952, when Omer J. Shively, Jr., advertising manager for The Star Democrat, looked at a business opportunity for the newly opened Tidewater Inn. He thought it would be great to have a little magazine to be given away that focused on the community. It would be pocket-sized, and it would fill an information gap that The Star Democrat couldn’t fill. Within two years, it was sold to Bill Perry and his wife. They also ran it for a couple of years before it was sold to Jane Wulf Bailey (no relation). Jane published the magazine until 1972 when she sold the magazine and moved to Salisbury. Bob and Nancy Lambdin bought the little magazine. They were already the owners of the Patriot, and they published a boating magazine called the Binnacle. They hired Hugh Bailey to run it for them. Hugh and Evelyn Bailey bought the magazine in 1976. The magazine grew exponentially during their tenure. They ran the magazine for many years, with the help of their daughter (me), then sold it in 1995 to Dave Pulzone. Dave was the longest tenured publisher of Tidewater Times with a run of 24 years. That brings us to

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It all started with the powerful connection I feel to the landscape on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. I moved here in 2002 and suddenly had to paint. Painting in oil is my first love. In that medium, I have evolved into a palette knife painter. I am fascinated by all the ways I can build up the paint, scrape it down and carve and sgraffito (scratch) into it, creating an image with broken facets of color that play off each other. My palette knife paintings are purposely loose and sometimes even a little rough. When viewed from about six feet, they come together and feel alive. When viewed up close, they are more abstract and have a beautiful surface quality. Each facet of paint applied with my knife catches light at a different angle and adds a lively sparkle. My goal as I work is to infuse my paintings with energy yet also speak quietly with poetic passages. And to celebrate in oil paint the life and light I discover every day on this beautiful peninsula. A long time ago, I attended Tyler School of Art at Temple University. After that, life took me in various directions. More recently, since 2004, I have studied (intensely) via classes and workshops with numerous renowned national and regional

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Avalon Memories by Helen Chappell cation. Which probably wouldn’t be hard when you were operating from a Hereford breeding farm up a Neck outside of Cambridge. Those John Moll murals, now sadly painted over, were an inspiration when I was a kid. The Tidewater was also where I first met the late Douglas Hanks Sr., who owned the Avalon building and ran his real estate business out of what is now Banning’s Tavern. Doug and my father were great friends, and sometimes he would join us at the Tidewater for a drink and a tale from his long and interesting life in Oxford. I was fond, and slightly in awe, of Doug from middle school age. He was a legendary log canoe racer and a sailor so intent on the challenge

All sorts of local landmarks have anniversaries this year. As Tidewater Times turns 70 and the Avalon celebrates a century, I, too, passed a milestone birthday. I have witnessed at least some of this history, even if it was from a very young age. I’m not saying I was around when dinosaurs roamed the Shore (and I’m too lazy to look up whether they were over here or just around Calvert Cliffs), but I have seen both my favorite magazine and my favorite performance venue evolve into the institutions they are today. Both stories start at the Tidewater Inn, which back in the ’50s, when I was a single digit, was a place I considered the very apotheosis of Shore glamour and adult sophisti-

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a perfect place for a small sleepy town like hundreds of other small town the-a-ters. You could still smoke in Maryland theaters then, so a nicotine fog hung in the air like a miasma. The walls were gray and sooty, paint and paper peeling, the seats so ancient the padding poured out of them, and during the run of Star Wars, one of the bats that occupied the place died in the sink in the ladies’ room and lay there for quite a while. I’d wish for those funky days back, except the Avalon was then, and had been for decades, segregated. African Americans were supposed to sit in the balcony,

his real estate business. I’m sorry I can’t recall her name, but these days, I have to scrape memory to recall my own. Doug owned the whole red brick building. As Andrea noted in her excellent history of the Avalon, it started out as a vaudeville house, but by the time Doug owned it, the Avalon was a movie theater. The Shore wasn’t gentrified in those days, and the Avalon was a proudly shabby, none-too-clean second-run movie palace, the second or third place a film would run after a major urban opening. It was

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der 50 gets the reference anymore. Which may be just as well. So, the Avalanche had the dead bat, some doors in the back that no longer exist and, yes, I swear there’s at least one ghost in that theater, and possibly more. One of the ghosts might be Jack, a cigar-chomping manager-custodian-vendor of stale popcorn who sold and tore up the tickets. The first time he saw my pass from Doug, he shifted his cigar butt from one side of his mouth to the other and said, “That name is as good as gold here.” It amused Doug to give me a lifetime pass to the movies, a strip of cardboard that said, “Good Until Hell Freezes Over.” I got to see a lot of free films. I wish I still had it. I

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done my little dog and pony show for years, and never bothered to go off book, I’d still have stage fright. I’m glad I retired from that. I felt slightly better when I read that Laurence Olivier had such performance anxiety he threw up before every live performance. I was also such a ham that I did some community theater there. Tim Weigand and Mark Mangold produced my favorite, their version of A Christmas Carol. There were about ten adults and about 100 kids in the show. Marie U’ren, whom many of you will know carried the arts in Talbot County almost singlehandedly, wrangled all those kids, but she couldn’t wrangle my late pal Pete Howell and me, who played Dickensian characters as if we were doing film noir. Pete loved the Avalon, and he loved performing AND being in the audience there. One of my fondest memories of my friend is rehearsals of Carol. I got in trouble with Marie for en-

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Our Anegada odyssey, postponed for several months by Covid spikes, began with an overnighter at Dulles International Airport, arranged due to a very early morning flight the next day to the British Virgin Islands (BVIs). The two-week adventure was filled with unexpected events ~ positive, pleasant surprises ~ that are worth sharing. Our f irst sur pr ise came from Homewood Suites, Hilton, Dulles, our “Park, Stay, Fly” host. The staff were welcoming and helpful, and the room was spacious and clean. They ordered and paid for a taxi to pick us up the next morning because they did not have the van transport that was included in our package available at 6 a.m., and we needed to leave then to get to the airport on time.

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A Cape Air pilot and terminal staff saw that we had arrived early, and ~ SURPRISE! ~ they hustled us through the airport, customs and Covid document review, assisted with our luggage and helped us board the six-seater plane. We were the only passengers on the beautiful flight over the Caribbean Sea. Flying at low altitude, we could easily see the many islands beckoning to visitors like Sirens. The second flight was a bit bumpy, but we landed safely and early on Beef Island, Tortola, for our third and final leg of the expedition. A f ter anot her customs/Cov id check due to landing in a new country, the BVIs, we located the offices of our next planned flight with Island Birds. Noting that the airports got smaller in relation to their respective land masses, we learned that the Island Birds airline office was closed and that they had no airport counter for check-in. Fortunately, one of the customs officials called them and

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ever seen. We had expected a long wait at the airport due to our unexpected early arrival. The Piper pilot wheeled our luggage to the lobby, and the driver loaded it. After thanking the pilot, we hopped in. We were treated royally. A long but, fortunately, abbreviated day was nearing an end, and the ABC resort awaited us. The BVIs, including principal islands Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Jost Van Dyke and Anegada, encompass more than 60 tropical islands and are a British Overseas Territory. They are famous for their excellent sailing, yachting, diving, fishing, warm weather, seafood, tropical drinks and dazzling white-sand beaches. The stunning islands are arranged east of the nearby USVIs and Puerto

At our request, Island Birds called our Anegada resort to let them know we were arriving early. However ~ SURPRISE! ~ the Anegada Beach Club (ABC) resort driver was waiting for us with a comfortable airconditioned van at the A negada airport, one of the smallest we had

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island. All the other BVI islands are volcanic and mountainous. “Anegada” means “flooded or drowned” in Spanish, and it has also been nicknamed the “Sunken Island,” with its highest elevation just 28 feet above sea level. Though the second largest island in the chain, at 9 miles long and 2 miles wide, with 16 miles of white sandy beaches and numerous salt ponds and lakes, Anegada is sparsely populated by about 250 residents, including citizens, immigrants and expats. The staff at our resort, the ABC, represented well the diversity of the island’s population. The general manager, David, is an expat from Indiana. The two office managers are Darling, from Nicaragua, and Kasha, from Guyana, South America, and

is why we chose to visit. We like remote, unique and island vibes. Its isolation ~ northeast of the other islands, guarded by a barrier reef and situated stalwartly out in the Atlantic/Caribbean ~ is part of its charm but makes it more difficult to reach by boat and flight. Anegada’s limestone/coral composition, coral reef surrounds and f latness also make it unequaled in the Virgin Island A rchipelago. Its 18-mile Horseshoe Reef is the fourth largest barrier coral reef in the world, making it a huge attraction for divers and snorkelers! The only inhabited coral island in the BVI chain, Anegada Island is also the only pancake-flat, low-lying

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roaming across the roads ~ along with sand dunes and fields of tropical and desert greenery: bougainvillea, Anegada acacia, sea grape shrubs, cactus and scrub vegetation around the few properties scattered by the sides of the road. We encountered the entertaining critters on every drive, in the two small towns of Settlement and Setting Point and even around our ABC beach “palapa,” where we stayed during our second week while partially “glamping.” ABC is the only resort among the island’s handful of lodgings. Wonderful amenities include an office/ boutique, a 16-room, two-story comfortable hotel with balconies overlooking the only pool on the island, lounge chairs and umbrellas and a palm thatched-roof restaurant, all surrounded by coconut palm trees, sea grape and hibiscus. Situated on

of East Indian heritage. The ladies at the restaurant were from the Dominican Republic, other Caribbean nations and Anegada. As I have explained, we were attracted to the island’s remoteness and small population, but also its subtropical climate, with average temperatures of 78 annually, cobalt blue skies, cerulean blue seas and miles of glimmering, white, pristine, mostly deserted sand beaches. My husband, John, had arranged for a few bone-fishing trips, I planned to rest, relax, read and write, and we both wanted to explore the island’s sites, beaches, restaurants, one museum, one wildlife sanctuary and flora and fauna. We liked that most of the island is reserved for birds and other wildlife by the BVI National Parks Trust. Our dusty 20-minute drive to ABC over a sand-covered coral, barely two-lane main road introduced us to Anegada’s distinctive fauna and flora, up close and personal along the roadsides. SURPRISE! We saw wild descendants from Anegada’s farming days ~ cattle, donkeys and goats 40

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and joy to finally meet her. She embraced us both, escorted us to our room after check-in, showed us its features and patiently answered our questions. Our luggage had already been placed in our room. The well-appointed space included a king bed, a generous number of pillows, f luf f y white towels and crisp, cool sheets, a table and chairs, furniture and closet storage, a television (which we never used), airconditioning, a mini-fridge, Wi-Fi, a ceiling fan, a coffee maker with coffee and tea and accouterments, a safe, an ice bucket filled with ice and deliciously scented French toiletries. We settled in and relaxed on the breezy balcony overlooking the pool and restaurant.

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An Anegada Adventure Kasha had reminded us that she had ordered dinner for us at the restaurant for 5:30. We had given her our order in advance. Along the way, we learned from her that most island restaurants ask that you order dinner by 4 p.m. daily, as this ensures they have the ingredients to make your meal and that they will stay open to serve you. Small island, small restaurants ~ goods must be ordered, including freshly caught seafood. Our first meal at the ABC restaurant by the pool included our favorites and was all that we had anticipated it would be. For me, it was warm lobster salad with feta, grilled vegetables and fresh fruit. It was so delicious, so healthy and so much. (I saved half for lunch the next day). John’s selection was coconut cracked conch, which is a scrumptious deep-fried dish, a little bit like fried coconut shrimp. The conch meat is sweet and chewy, and the coconut adds additional crunch. There were no leftovers for John. During our two-week stay, we ate lobster and conch frequently. We enjoyed several meals of grilled Anegada spiny lobster with spices, lime and melted butter. In addition to cracked conch repeats, I repeated the warm lobster salad and enjoyed cold lobster salad, lobster BLT, Anegada-style lobster, which is like a stew, and lobster bisque and relished the zesty conch ceviche.

Anegada is famous for its lobster dishes. It is reputed to be the lobster capital of the Caribbean. Along with the conch, lobster is the island’s specialty. We happily partook of the island’s bounties. Served throughout the BVIs, freshly caught Caribbean (spiny) Anegada lobster is reddish brown in color, with forward-pointing spines that cover their bodies. The lobster differs from its North American counterparts in that it has no claws and is not quite as sweet. It has a meaty tail and a flavor all its own, however. In addition to being the focus of the aforementioned lobster dishes, it is served blackened and thermidor style. Locally harvested conch, a sea snail, was served by restaurants in chowder and fritters, conch burgers and curried conch in addition to cracked. There are conch shell islands and Arawak middens on the East End of Anegada, which are testament to the islanders’ love of this important 46

logically significant. There are strict regulations and licensing processes for both the lobster and conch industries to ensure the population remains stable. Both products are managed sustainably and harvested responsibly. We ended a demanding travel day to an enchanting island, ate well and slept peacefully in the paradise that is Anegada. We dreamed of the adventures to come. More information about Anegada can be found at wanderlusteffect.com, travel.usnews. com and anegadabeachclub.com anegadabeachclub.com.

food source. The shell islands are up to 8 feet high and have been used to dispose neatly of the conch shells in the past and present. John visited shell mounds on a fishing trip. Conch shells are rough, grainy, swirled, an orange/tan/cream color on the outside and smooth and pink on the inside. Some of the shell mounds date back thousands of years and are historically and archaeo-

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Moments and Milestones with Shearer the Jeweler by Tracey F. Johns

As a ‘come here’ to the Eastern Shore, I’ve been relying on Shearer the Jeweler for more than 30 years to help celebrate many of life’s most important stages and milestones. I say as a ‘come here’ because Shearer the Jeweler began in Easton more than 96 years ago ~ long before my arrival ~ bringing fine jewelry and lasting joy to people over many generations and remaining an integral part of pleasant living on the Eastern Shore. My first experience with Shearer the Jeweler was while I was in my early twenties and received a custom engagement ring with the clearest of diamonds. The setting was created onsite with meticulous artistry and attention to detail. It’s a spectacular piece that will forevermore be passed down in my family. Later, in 1994, family and friends began purchasing individual pearls for my newborn daughter. The ‘add a pearl’ concept was to buy pearls for birthdays and special occasions that would later be strung together at Shearer the Jeweler. My daughter wore her special strand

of pearls for her high school and college graduations, with all the love of family and friends knotted around each pearl on the strand. Then, the time came to repair jewelry that I had inherited when my mother passed away. I couldn’t imagine trusting anyone else with the special watch necklace she had left me. My intuition paid off, with the piece still ticking away to this day. Shearer the Jeweler also helped with an engraved plaque for 51

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conversations around Shearer’s jewelry cases. This place is more than just an elegant jewelry store because the staff takes the time to build relationships with their clients through enormous dedication to fine craftsmanship, exceptional service and earnest care. I recently sat down with thirdgeneration owner Steve Shearer to learn more about the history of the jewelry store that was started by his paternal grandfather and what warms his soul about the work he continues to do in the family name. Tell us about your parents and grandfather, and how he started in the jewelry business.

my mother’s urn. Again, another milestone helping to commemorate moments as life moves on. Time and again over the years, I’ve headed to Shearer the Jeweler to have jewelry cleaned and inspected, or to purchase gifts to help other people mark their moments and milestones. Each time, staff members always greet me with a warm smile, even taking a moment to acknowledge me while helping other customers. This kind of service sticks in my joy book. I’m always touched by the attention to detail each person in the store is given, along with the reminiscing that unfolds in the

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Moments and Milestones I never met my grandfather Abraham Shearer because he became ill early and passed away before my time. He began apprenticing with a watchmaker in what we believe to be West Virginia at a young age. He then met and mar-

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father, Morton Shearer, working in accounting and my mother, Eunice, working in early childhood education. Both had graduated from the University of Maryland College Park, which is also where I earned my business degree. My grandmother had reached a turning point when she called to tell my father, “I’m going to close up, but if you want to come down here to the Eastern Shore, you might be able to keep it going.” That was 1950 ~ 24 years after her husband started Shearer the Jeweler ~ and where I’ve been for the last 42 years after my father’s retirement in 1980. How did you get your start in the jewelry business?

ried my grandmother, started a family and moved to the Eastern Shore to open Shearer the Jeweler in 1926. When my grandfather became ill, my grandmother began running the store by herself. At the time, my parents lived in Baltimore, with my

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work in management training with Gordon’s Jewelers. I was on the road as a traveling salesman, then went back inside with a fine jewelry store around D.C. During this time, I started studying diamonds and colored stones. Once I realized this was going to take a long time on my own, I enrolled and graduated from the Gemological Institute of America in Santa Monica, Calif. My father then said, “Come east, I’ll make room for you, but it’s not 9 to 5,” meaning when you come to work for us, you’re working all the time. Having your own small retail business requires a tremen-

I didn’t know I was going into the business. I like marketing and advertising. After graduating college with a business degree ~ and much to my parents’ chagrin ~ a housemate and I decided that seeing the country was the priority. So we packed up our camping gear and his mother’s Nova and took off traveling 15,000 miles across the country, visiting Vancouver Island and the Canadian Rockies before traversing the states. Back in Maryland, I then answered a Washington Post ad to

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been built on under-promising and over-delivering, with relationships that span generations. What warms your soul through the work that you do? I love getting to know people, and sharing experiences is by far the best reward of this career. I grew up quiet and reserved, so it’s helped me get out of my shell. We build relationships that extend beyond a lifetime ~ with grown children, for example, coming in after knowing them as babies along with their parents and grandparents. There’s a lot of shared history and trust in the relationships built here. My heart is warmed when we can take care of a family’s treasured jewels, for example. It’s remarkable to be able to earn that kind

dous amount of dedication. Where did Shearer the Jeweler begin in Easton? We’re not sure of the original location, but we think the store moved a few times. We had a storefront on the opposite side of our current Washington Street location, and down toward the Goldsborough Street intersection. George Goldsborough was the landlord. My parents then purchased what was Lomax Jewelers from then-Easton Mayor George Murphy in 1990, which is the location we’re in today at 22 N. Washington Street. What do you think has given Shearer the Jeweler staying power as an Easton landmark in retail? Our success is built on integrity, history and reputation. We have our goldsmith, JonMaria Harding, who has been with us doing repair work, manufacturing and custom pieces for more than 25 years, along with wonderful staff and my wife, Mary Kay. This business has

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of trust, especially over multiple generations within a family or community. What about the future? Will there be another generation of Shearers taking over? Both of our daughters live in the city with successful careers outside of the jewelry business, so for now, no. I believe while retail continues to change to more online experiences, fine jewelry is a personal experience mostly requiring an in-person experience. This makes the future bright for us. In addition to owning and operating Shearer the Jeweler, Steve serves as president of the Youth & Community Fund of the Rotary Club of Easton, Md., where he is

a Paul Harris Fellow and has continually served the community in his role as a Rotarian since 1994. Shearer the Jeweler is open during select hours Tuesdays through Saturdays, with more at www.shearerthejeweler.com.

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Studio B Art Gallery Hosts Plein Air Easton Artists and Events This month, Studio B Art Gallery will host a special plein air workshop in Easton and around Talbot County and an exhibit featuring Master Jove Wang. The workshop and meet-and-greet exhibit opening will offer a rare opportunity to interact with the

master painter right in downtown Easton. The activities are part of a variety of upcoming gallery events that are sure to please art enthusiasts this summer. The Plein Air Easton committee recently announced that Jove will serve as judge of Plein Air Easton

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This year, 42 professional artists will display their work in oil, watercolor, pastel and graphite July 20 - 24 in the Fellowship Hall of Christ Church, 111 S. Harrison St., Easton. Space is limited for the Master Jove Wang Plein Air Workshop, and advance registration is required. Visit studiobartgallery. com to sign up and reserve your space, and make your way to pleinaireaston.com to discover more about Plein Air Easton and plan your week of amazing art.

2023. He will lead an immersive workshop July 11–15 during the same week he will be recognized for his work as juror for Plein Air Easton 2022. In celebration, Studio B Art Gallery will hold an opening reception for his new exhibit, “Masterstrokes: Visions of Jove Wang,” on Friday, July 15. Guests will enjoy an art salon reception with Jove in attendance from 5 to 8 p.m. The gallery is located at 7B Goldsborough St. in downtown Easton. There will be plenty more opportunities to enjoy art and meet artists during the annual Plein Air Easton Festival, July 15 - 24.

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Caroline County – A Perspective Caroline County is the very definition of a rural community. For more than 300 years, the county’s economy has been based on “market” agriculture. Caroline County was created in 1773 from Dorchester and Queen Anne’s counties. The county was named for Lady Caroline Eden, the wife of Maryland’s last colonial governor, Robert Eden (1741-1784). Denton, the county seat, was situated on a point between two ferry boat landings. Much of the business district in Denton was wiped out by the fire of 1863. Following the Civil War, Denton’s location about fifty miles up the Choptank River from the Chesapeake Bay enabled it to become an important shipping point for agricultural products. Denton became a regular port-ofcall for Baltimore-based steamer lines in the latter half of the 19th century. Preston was the site of three Underground Railroad stations during the 1840s and 1850s. One of those stations was operated by Harriet Tubman’s parents, Benjamin and Harriet Ross. When Tubman’s parents were exposed by a traitor, she smuggled them to safety in Wilmington, Delaware. Linchester Mill, just east of Preston, can be traced back to 1681, and possibly as early as 1670. The mill is the last of 26 water-powered mills to operate in Caroline County and is currently being restored. The long-term goals include rebuilding the millpond, rehabilitating the mill equipment, restoring the miller’s dwelling, and opening the historic mill on a scheduled basis. Federalsburg is located on Marshyhope Creek in the southern-most part of Caroline County. Agriculture is still a major portion of the industry in the area; however, Federalsburg is rapidly being discovered and there is a noticeable influx of people, expansion and development. Ridgely has found a niche as the “Strawberry Capital of the World.” The present streetscape, lined with stately Victorian homes, reflects the transient prosperity during the countywide canning boom (1895-1919). Hanover Foods, formerly an enterprise of Saulsbury Bros. Inc., for more than 100 years, is the last of more than 250 food processors that once operated in the Caroline County region. Points of interest in Caroline County include the Museum of Rural Life in Denton, Adkins Arboretum near Ridgely, and the Mason-Dixon Crown Stone in Marydel. To contact the Caroline County Office of Tourism, call 410-479-0655 or visit their website at www.tourcaroline.com. 69

Chesapeake Music Brings Jazz to Easton

Manhattan-based Loston Harris Trio Chesapeake Music will present the Loston Harris Trio on Saturday, August 13 at 8 p.m. at the Ebenezer Theater in downtown Easton. Harris comes to Chesapeake Music from the legendary Bemelmans Bar at The Carlyle in Manhattan, where he has been delighting audiences with his smooth, soulful voice and piano style. His musical home for nearly two decades, it has played host to cabaret and jazz greats like Bobby Short, Eartha

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peake Music. “This continues our tradition of presenting great jazz artists to local audiences—which we’ve been doing for over a decade.” Harris has performed with the prestigious Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra under the direction of multiple Grammy winner Wynton Marsalis and has appeared on the PBS special “Portraits in Blue” with fellow pianist and Grammy nominee Marcus Roberts. His residency at The Carlyle has made him much in demand at events. Celebrities such as George Clooney, Sarah Jessica Parker, Tom Cruise, Michael Feinstein and Sir Paul McCartney have all admired Loston’s talents. In addition, he’s received accolades from A-list celebrities such as Liza Minnelli, Clint Eastwood, Lenny Kravitz, Denzel Washington and Alicia Keys. About Chesapeake Music Based in Easton, Maryland, Chesapeake Music is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to bring renowned jazz and classical musicians to delight, engage and surprise today’s audiences, and educate, inspire and develop tomorrow’s. They’ve been doing it for 35 years! To learn more about Chesapeake Music, visit their website at https://chesapeakemusic.org/.

ris are Mike Lee on tenor saxophone and Gianluca Renzi on bass. Together, they bring a lively approach to the American classics. Harris blends traditional jazz riffs, gospel and blues with his own unique stylings. A protégé of Ellis Marsalis, father of the famed Marsalis jazz family, he is reminiscent of Harry Connick Jr., another Marsalis protégé. Harris was a percussionist during his early studies but switched to piano on Marsalis’s advice. “We are excited to bring the talented Loston Harris Trio to the Ebenezer Theater,” said Don Buxton, executive director of Chesa-

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direct-seed lettuce, spinach, beets, carrots and turnips into the garden. Since they may be a little slow to germinate because of the hot temperatures, try lowering the soil temperatures by covering the seed bed with a f loating row cover such as “re-may” or some other shading material. Succession plantings of green beans can go in until the first of August. Wait until August for the fall planting of peas. In the annuals department, pinch back snapdragons after blooming to promote a second f lush of bloom. If some of your annuals have died, pull them out and add them to the compost pile. You can replant beds with hardy annuals or perennials such as pansies,

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calendulas, globe thistles or sea pinks. Get a second bloom from faded annuals by cutting back to approximately half their height, fertilizing with a liquid fertilizer or ½ cup of 5-10-10 per square yard of planted area and applying a generous layer of mulch. Cut back and fertilize delphinium and phlox to encourage a second show of bloom, and stake tall perennials to keep them from falling over.

If you are one of those adventurous souls who like to keep geraniums over the winter, you can make cuttings in late July to start plants for winter and spring indoor bloom. To get f lowers in the winter months, you may need to install some f luorescent tubes over the bench or shelves where you grow 84

heading” to remove the spent f lowers. Water these plants early in the day. Because it is a semisucculent garden f lower, portulaca tolerates dry weather quite well. It can also be used in hanging baskets and pots. If you want to plant an annual along a sidewalk that gets a lot of sun, these annuals are the best choice. Their f lowers are small and come in a wide variety of colors. If you need taller annuals in the hot and dry spots of your f lower bed, try some Mexican sunf lowers. These can be a nice alternative to annual sunf lowers. Because they grow tall, up to 6 feet, they may need to be staked. Mexican sunf lowers have daisy-shaped

replanted. Dig them up carefully and throw out the diseased and borer-infested rhizomes. Separate the rhizomes and dust the cut ends with sulfur to reduce potential rot problems. Plant the iris with the top of the rhizome barely showing above the ground. You might have a dry, hot location in your yard where the annuals you plant suffer every year. A number of annuals will take to this location and thrive, however. Consider planting annual lantanas, zinnias, portulaca (purslane) and Mexican sunf lowers (Tithonia rotundifolia) in these spots. There are many colors and forms of lantanas to consider. Some are spreading, which works well for planting boxes and containers. Others are mounded in shape. Color selections range from pink to red and orange. Zinnias have been an annual f lower favorite for many years. Many colors and forms are available. You can prolong the blooming period by regularly “dead-

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turies, sunf lowers became increasingly popular on the European and Asian continent, with Russian farmers growing over 2 million acres in the early 19th century (most of which was used to manufacture sunf lower oil). With the recent tragic invasion of Ukraine by Russia, sunf lowers have emerged as a powerful symbol of resistance for the Ukrainian people. Ukraine is the world’s largest producer of sunf lower oil. According to a Clemson University Extension publication, “Sunf lowers exhibit a physiological condition known as heliotropism. Heliotropism refers to the mechanism in which f lowers follow the movement of the sun, from east to west, across the sky. During the nighttime to early AM hours, the f lowers will return to face an easterly direction to capture the light of the rising sun once again. As sunf lowers become heavy with

blooms that are bright orange or red with yellow centers. It’s not too late to direct-seed sunf lowers. Many annual sunf lowers (Helianthus annuus) are well adapted to grow in Maryland gardens. The botanical name, Helianthus, comes from the Greek words helios (“sun”) and anthos (“f lower”). The genus Helianthus includes about 60 annual and perennial species, most of which are native to North America. Sunf lowers have been used for over a thousand years as ornamental plants and harvested for seeds, oil and dyes. According to the National Garden Bureau (ngb.org), “Sunf lowers originated in the Americas and domestic seeds dating back to 2100 BC have been found in Mexico. Native Americans grew sunf lowers as a crop and explorers eventually brought the f lowers to Europe in the 1500s. Over the next few cen86

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chronized by the sun, which continues if the sun disappears on cloudy days or if plants are moved to constant light. They are able to regulate their circadian rhythm in response to the blue light emitted by a light source.” When you mention sunf lowers to home gardeners, most folks think of the tall and large-f lowered seed types. There are hundreds of varieties of sunf lowers for different uses, however. They can be grown for beauty, for pollination services, as cut f lowers for arrangements (often pollenfree varieties), as cover crops and in wildlife food plots, to name just a few. Sunf lowers are easy to grow and

seed, they may exhibit less noticeable heliotropism.” Research cited by Wikipedia notes, “This alignment results from heliotropism in an earlier development stage, the young f lower stage, before full maturity of f lower heads (anthesis). Young sunf lowers orient themselves in the direction of the sun. At dawn, the head of the f lower faces east and moves west throughout the day. When sunf lowers reach full maturity, they no longer follow the sun and continuously face east. Young f lowers reorient overnight to face east in anticipation of the morning. Their heliotropic motion is a circadian rhythm, syn-

do not require a lot of care. They need full sun and are not fussy about soil type and fertility, but they do best in well-drained clay loam and silty clay soils with a pH between 6.0 to 7.0. Once the second set of leaves appears, a slowrelease all-purpose fertilizer can be applied directly to the plants to speed growth and produce larger f lowers. Sunf lowers also can benefit from applying half the recommended nitrogen during planting and the second half later in the growing season, a technique known as split application. Sunf lowers come in single stem and branching, and pollen and pollen-free varieties. The National Garden Bureau comments that

“single stem sunf lower varieties are best for high-density plantings and produce consistently beautiful f lowers on tall stems. Succession planting will be needed for continuous blooms throughout the season. Branching varieties produce f lowers on multiple shorter stems throughout the season, which makes them ideal for all season long.” NGB variety recommendations include ~ Single stem: ProCut® Series, Sunrich™ Series and Vincent® Series; Branching: Autumn Beauty Mix, Soraya (A AS Winner), SunBuzz, Suncredible®, Sunfinity™, SunBelievable. The National Garden Bureau goes on to note that “sunf lowers that produce pollen are a great op-

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pollen-free, to help foster extended vase life and a nice, clean appearance.” Recommended varieties include ~ Pollen-free: Moulin Rouge, ProCut Series, Sunbuzz, Sunrich Series and Vincent Series. For Pollen: Soraya (A AS Winner), Ring of Fire (A AS Winner) and Valentine. So, add some sunf lowers to your annual f lower plantings this year! Happy Gardening! Marc Teffeau retired as Director of Research and Regulatory Affairs at the American Nursery and Landscape Association in Washington, D.C. He now lives in Georgia with his wife, Linda.

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As I write this, I’m in the throes of what passes in my house as decluttering. Under the guise of cleaning out old files, I’m actually lingering on memory lane with some unique people I’ve been so lucky as to interview since migrating east of the Bay. Thank goodness I got to Elliott Island before all the old-timers from the early 1900s passed on. In fact, I came in the 1970s, in large part, just to live among those amazing people. Even here, life

was getting somewhat homogenized, probably starting in the 1950s with the island’s first television set. When I got here in the ’70s, WBOC’s Scorchy Tawes still telecast in authentic Eastern Shore dialect, but Salisbury’s other TV reporters spoke the universal media tongue pegged as Midwestern. Newly arrived on the island, I was welcomed to sit in Nora Foxwell’s store. At first, I had trouble following conversations swirling among my neighbors who met

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Clubs used to spend a few summer days on Maryland’s College Park campus. While others studied cooking or needlework, Nora took elocution. In addition to reciting poetry at church functions, she aimed to practice a mainstream version of English on strangers who happened into her store. Otherwise, among neighbors congregated there, Nora spoke her native tongue. Scorchy once came in the store to interview Miss Nora. One of many questions he asked was: “How many young’uns have you had?” When he and cameraman Charles Paparella finished taping and drove away, Nora boasted about Scorchy’s use of dialect: “He

there. In addition to unfamiliar accents, I was hampered by my inability to identify people and places mentioned. Everyone went by more than one name, depending on circumstances. As for a story’s locations, as my friend Eva “Casey” Thomas used to say, “Around here, near ’bout every tree’s got a name.” With time and guidance, my ear adjusted to the local tongue and I got to know many of the quick and the dead by both given names and aliases. Nora Foxwell presided over our last general store well into her nineties. Nora spoke two languages. In the 1950s, Homemaker

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roads. Homebound on Elliott Island Road, his bus would need to turn right six miles below Vienna at the Crossroads. There was no exit from the dozen remaining miles of road. As he recalled, “The world changed just a few yards south after crossing that junction of country roads. For some, mostly mature outsiders, the road ahead was a sweet adventure. It was a route that took them through pine forests and cattails into a sea of lush green marshland . . . ” Actually, beyond the pine forests of Hurley’s Neck, calling what you traveled a “road” is something of an overstatement. Crossing eight miles of marsh, Elliott Island Road is more accurately described

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The Marsh Road as a causeway. On extreme tides, there’s nothing visible to describe. It simply disappears. Local lore is divided on how the marsh road acquired its tortuous course: whether from wild cattle left to graze the marsh, or earlier, from Native Americans wending their way from hummock to hummock. Whoever or whatever blazed the way, a narrow path meandered eight miles from the wooded fastland of Hurley’s Neck to what became John Elliott’s Island. From pre-history to modern times, sight-lines reached miles across thousands of acres of marsh, obvious proof to some the world

was f lat. In Mr. Stump’s words, “On a sunny summer day huge white clouds, with edges shaded with gray, passed ever so slowly in a deep blue sky.” With the coming of the automobile, occasional pulloffs prevented head-on collisions on the twisting single lane. Passage served as something of a metaphor for island living, where daily progress often depended on cooperation among neighbors. Before the 1960s, when the county finally paved the single lane with asphalt, they had spread a variety of substances on its surface. Lawson Ewell, born into the island’s foremost boatbuilding family, migrated in adulthood to Philadelphia and thrived as a skilled

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woodworker. He once told me, “I bought a 1922 Ford for $50 at $5 a week. We used to come down home to stay on summer vacation. They’d cut poles out of pine, maybe four inches across, and laid ’em across the roadway, then covered ’em with dirt. You’d drive along over those poles listening to ’em go ‘putt, putt, putt, putt, putt.’”

Another senior I met in the 1970s told me about his one trip from Cambridge to Elliott Island. He rode along with a friend, delivering a truckload of sodas to an island store. When they got to the marsh, thumping over the corduroy road, bottle caps started popping (putt, putt, pop, pop . . . ) After eight miles, they reached the store with every soda open. He must have gotten himself a good shaking as well. He said, “I swore I’d never go there again, and I never have.” According to Lawson Ewell, the county tried to improve on dirtcovered logs: “They got the idea of putting oyster shells on top of the dirt. Those shells are sharp; you might have four f lat tires before

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The Marsh Road you got to the Crossroads.” Islanders fought back by wrapping and fastening old tires over their working set. In his youth, Ralph Foxwell Jr. worked as an island farmhand five days a week, plus a half-day Saturday. For months, he saved every cent from a $9/week salary to get a car. He told me, “I bought a car in Federalsburg that had re-grooved tires—tires that had worn down smooth, then had new grooves cut in them down to the cord. They looked almost new. The salesman said they’d last for a year, but they all tore up in no time.” After the Elliott Island school

was closed in 1958, students were bused to Vienna. One student remembered trips home: “We were eating dust from the water tower on down. Then they started paving one-mile increments every two or three years. . . . It was the 1960s when they actually had all the pieces together.” By the close of the ’60s, the road beyond Hurley’s Neck still narrowed from two to one lane, but it was paved all the way. School bus contractor and native islander Austin Gray had been elected a county commissioner. A lot of this history came to me as I drove abroad with Eva Thomas riding shotgun. Before we became acquainted, she still drove herself off-island in an ancient two-door

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sedan. I sometimes had the misfortune of getting stuck behind her as she crept across the marsh ~ eight miles of impatience with no passing possible. I asked a youngster who that was, the old woman who drove so slowly. “Oh,” he said, “that must’ve been Eva Knievel.” Eva and I came to be friends and

roamed together often. I surely miss her wit and words of wisdom that so shortened the road. Eva grew up when women averse to boats didn’t leave the island. Like all her contemporaries, once liberated by a functional road, she never passed up a chance for a trip as long as it stayed within her com-

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The Marsh Road fort zone. Too far from the island, she’d get the vapors. I guess Eva was somewhat the reverse of fishermen who worked the Atlantic Ocean off Ireland’s west coast in cowhide-covered boats. It’s said islandmen there got “land-sick” from staying ashore too long. Launching into a bit of rough water cured them. After the island’s crab house burned down, pickers boarded a surplus WW II landing craft to work at Toddville. On landing, Eva would have to lie down for a spell to recover. In today’s 21st century, we usually enjoy a fully functioning, two-lane paved “road” across the

marsh. The county widened it in the mid-1980s and eventually painted a stripe down the middle, a great visual aid in fog or moderate tide. The late historian Geoffrey M. Footner owned a house on the island before the way was widened and before Freddie Waller and I wrote Elliott’s Island: The Land That Time Forgot. Mr. Footner thought of the road as a thread tying the island to the mainland. In a blurb for our book cover, he wrote, “Elliott’s Island is at the end of a thread that weaves natural patterns into art, small talk into poetry, and joy into living.” At the time, Nora still operated her store, and any unknown cus-

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Painted Oxford Picket Fences are up all around town. Come visit them all, pick out your favorite! They will be auctioned on Sept. 24 to benefit local organizations. Latitude 38 has reopened – Serving dinner Wednesday thru Saturday, 5 – 10 pm. Expanded hours in coming weeks. Pope’s Tavern at the Oxford Inn - now open for Lunch, Thursday – Sunday. 7/1- 4 Vintage Jewelry Show and Sale - Modern Mercantile, 201 Tilghman St. Oxford 7/2 – Cars and Coffee - Anyone can come out and enjoy cars, coffee, and camaraderie. Oxford Community Center. Free; 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. www.oxfordcc.org; 410-226-5409 7/3 – Mystery Loves Company 31st Birthday Celebration – With local author Susan Reiss and espionage author Bill Rapp, book signing and refreshments; 12 – 2 p.m.; 202 S. Morris St. 7/3 – Fireworks – from the Tred Avon River; begin around 9 p.m. 7/4 – The Water’s Edge Museum 4th of July Celebration – Everyone is welcome! Guided tours, music, refreshments, and MORE! 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., 101 Mill St. RSVP to watersedgemuseum@ gmail.com 7/7 - Beginner Chalk Mineral Paint Class – Learn how to use Dixie Belle chalk mineral paint and sealers. All materials provided. 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., $45. The Treasure Chest, 111 S. Morris St. For more info or sign up, go to www.treasurechestoxford.com or call 410-924-8817. 7/8-10 - Contemporary and Midcentury Art Show and Sale - Modern Mercantile, 201 Tilghman St. 7/8-10 - Local Artist Show featuring Toni Wilson. Preview reception Friday, July 8 from 6 to 8 p.m. Show open Saturday and Sunday noon to 6 p.m. Oxford Vintage & Trade. 202 Bank Street 7/10 - Pancake Breakfast – Oxford Volunteer Fire Dept. 8 to 11 a.m. 7/13 - Sign Painting and Transfers Class – Paint a sign and add an inspirational word transfer. All materials provided. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., $36. The Treasure Chest, 111 S. Morris St. For more info or sign up, go to www.treasurechestoxford.com or call 410-924-8817. 7/15-17 - Vinyl Record Event and Sale - Modern Mercantile, 201 Tilghman St. 7/17 - Oxford Paint-Out -Plein Air Easton artists will be painting around town throughout the day. Come watch them at work. Exhibit and Sale at Oxford Community Center at 5 p.m. Free. A great opportunity to purchase a fresh painting of our town! 7/21 - Bring Your Own Furniture Chalk Painting Class – Bring a small piece and make it new again. All painting material provided. 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., $65. The Treasure Chest, 111 S. Morris St. For more info or sign up, go to www.treasurechestoxford.com or call 410-924-8817 7/26 - Ice Cream for Breakfast – Scottish Highland Creamery - If you wear pjs you get extra ice cream or free sprinkles. Tons of breakfast flavors too! Opens at 9 am. 314 Tilghman St. 29 - SILK All-in-One Chalk Paint Demo – Learn to use SILK all-in-one paint and get to practice. All materials provided. 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., $10. The Treasure Chest, 111 S. Morris St. For more info or sign up, go to www.treasurechestoxford.com or call 410-924-8817 7/29-8/1 Oxford Vintage & Trade Anniversary Celebration - 202 Bank St. ~ ONGOING ~ The Oxford-Bellevue Ferry is operating daily 9 a.m. until posted time, call 410-745-9023 for times of last trips as varies with the sunset. Caronna Estate Sales - online auctions at caronnacollections.com. Jam Session - Free. Mon. @ 6 p.m., Oxford Community Center. Call ahead to confirm 410-226-5904. Yoga and Exercise Classes @ Oxford Community Center, info. at oxfordcc.org. 410-226-5904. Check restaurant and shop websites or facebook for updated hours

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The Marsh Road tomer was likely a hunter. Once deer and duck season passed, an unknown vehicle was an oddity. Ordinarily, any island man sitting in the store recognized a vehicle by the sound of its engine. If a strange-sounding car passed the store, a man would have to get up off a bench, peer through the plastic window film and speculate on the driver’s identity and destination. Now that a large green Route 50 sign signals an exit to Elliott Island, and two paved lanes carry cars 18 miles to a dead end, visitors

are no longer a rarity. One islander blamed Freddie and me, saying, “Since Freddie and Ann wrote that book, you never know who’s on here.” Personally, I think it’s the highway sign. Forty-some years ago, A.M. Foley swapped the Washington, D.C., business scene for a writing life on Elliott Island, Maryland. Tidewater Times has kindly published portions of one upcoming work, Chesapeake Bay Island Hopping, along with other regional musings. Foley’s published works are described at www.HollandIslandBook.com.

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turn the food several times during marinating. Pat the food with a paper towel before grilling to remove excess marinade and help reduce flare-ups. Any marinade can be used to baste food during grilling. It can also be used to flavor a sauce as long as it is cooked first. Baste only every 5–7 minutes, or once the food has been turned and then once after it is turned again. Dry marinades or rubs made with herbs and spices can add flavor to food without adding liquid. Simply coat the food with oil or clarified butter and then pat the seasonings on generously.

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These include the porterhouse, the T-bone, the New York strip and the filet mignon. Just brush them with oil and grill. Store the meat in the refrigerator, wrapped loosely in wax paper, until you are ready to use it. Always bring the meat to room temperature before grilling. A cold steak that is put on the grill will be cold in the middle and overdone on the outside. Slit the fat around the edges to prevent the steak from curling, but do not pierce the meat. Sear the steaks with the cover off for 30 seconds on each side. Then grill, turning only once, until they are done. If the steaks are more than 1½ inches thick, cover the grill after searing.

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Tidewater Kitchen To check for doneness, make a small slit in the middle of the meat before you think it’s done. Good steaks turn tough if they are overcooked. Don’t pierce the meat with a fork during cooking, as this will cause it to release its juices. Sirloin, round and flank steaks are tougher cuts of meat. Sirloin is fine for the grill. Marinate it in the refrigerator, bring it to room temperature and then grill on an open grill if it is less than 1½ inches in thickness. Round steak is a poor candidate for grilling since needs a slower form of cooking to become tender, but flank steak is very good grilled. Cook it about 6 minutes per side, then let it rest about 5 minutes before slicing it diagonally against the grain of the meat. The way you slice this cut is very important. If you aren’t sure which way the grain runs, ask your butcher before you buy it. Ribs are also very good grilled. Cook them in the oven at 350 degrees for 45 minutes, then finish them on an open grill for 20 minutes. To make cross-hatches, simply place the meat on a hot grill and cook it long enough to develop dark char lines. Rotate 90 degrees and allow it to char again. Turn the food over and finish cooking. Fish and Shellfish on the Grill Fish and shellfish are perfectly

matched with the grill. Correctly cooked, they turn out tender and juicy. The most important rule about fish on the grill is not to overcook it! Fish can go from just done to overcooked in a matter of seconds. A general rule is that a ¾-inch fish fillet will cook in about 8 minutes, or 4 minutes per side. Remember to bring the fish to room temperature before cooking so that it will cook evenly. Leaner fish like swordfish, halibut, snapper and any delicate fish will benefit from an oily marinade to keep it from drying out. Most other fish, however, will contain enough natural oils to keep it moist during grilling. Always oil the cooking rack before heating the grill, and be sure to brush fish fillets with oil or clarified butter to prevent sticking. Sear the fish quickly over a hot grill to prevent it from losing any of its juices. You can leave the lid open if the fillets are under 1½ inches thick. Grill thicker pieces or whole fish with the lid closed to avoid overcooking the outside before the inside is done.

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Move the fish as little as possible, turning it only during the searing process and then twice while finishing the cooking. A long spatula is best for this job so that you can slide the fish fillet on and off without breaking it. A fish basket is another useful tool. This holds a large fish together and grills whole fish perfectly. Fish is done when it flakes apart easily. The flesh should be barely opaque in the center and firm to the touch on the outside. Fish and shellfish are subject to carryover cooking, meaning they continue to cook after they’re removed from the grill. Remove from the heat on the under side of done, as it will continue to cook for a few minutes afterward. Shrimp, lobster and crab cook quickly on the grill and are done when the flesh turns translucent to opaque. Shellfish such as clams and oysters, if cooked whole in the shell, are done when the shell pops open. Mixed Grilled Vegetables Vegetables are ideal for grilling. The dry, intense heat of the

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move to the outside to finish cooking. Most vegetables require just 15 minutes or so on a covered grill, or 5–10 minutes longer if cooked uncovered. Be creative with the vegetables you choose for grilling. Radicchio quartered, oiled and grilled makes a wonderful warm salad. Don’t be afraid to experiment ~ you may be surprised!

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Carrots: Select fresh, mediumsized carrots with the greens still on. Remove the greens and clean, but do not peel. Rub with oil and grill whole, turning frequently, until tender, about 20 minutes. Eggplant: Eggplant is really at its best when grilled. Slice into ½-inch rounds and then salt to eliminate the bitterness if you like. Just salt both sides, place on a paper towel and allow to set for 30 minutes. Rinse the eggplant and dry with paper towels. Brush lightly with oil, and grill for 7 minutes per side. Small Japanese eggplants can be grilled whole. It is delicious to top these with fontina cheese while they are on the grill. Remove from the grill when

the cheese melts, then serve. Garlic: Garlic is wonderful roasted and can easily be finished on the grill for a smoky flavor. Simply place in a small ceramic dish, sprinkle with olive oil, wrap in The world deserves a better e-bike and Electra has cracked the code, combining comfort, stability and performance in one stylish package. Ready? Where will you Go!

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Tidewater Kitchen a double thickness of aluminum foil and bake for 30–40 minutes at 400° F. Finish the cooking by moving the garlic to the grill for about 15 minutes. To cook directly on the grill, buy a garlic roaster. Cut the top off the garlic, drizzle with olive oil and surround it with fresh herbs. Place on your grill for 25–30 minutes. Use the garlic on bread or pureed with butter and olive oil to top fish and chicken.

Mushrooms: Any mushroom, wild or domestic, is wonderful grilled. Brush clean, then skewer mushrooms and cook on a medium-hot grill until they are brown and tender. Dried mushrooms can be skewered and grilled as long as you soak them in warm water for 30 minutes before grilling. Onions: Quarter or slice larger onions, brush with oil and then skewer to hold them together. Smaller onions can be grilled whole on a skewer. Cook for 15 minutes or until brown and soft when pierced with a fork. Whole scallions, if

handled carefully, will grill well ~ simply rub them with oil and grill, turning frequently, until brown. These make wonderful plate decorations. Peppers: Roasted peppers can be added to anything from salads to sauces. Toss the whole pepper onto the grill and turn frequently until it is charred and blackened. When it is done, place the pepper in a paper bag, fold over the top and allow it to steam for 15 minutes. Remove it from the bag, peel away the charred skin and clean out the seeds and stem. You can now slice it and use it as you wish. Hot peppers such as the Anaheim and poblano can be prepared in the same way. Another easy method is to toss bell peppers on the grill when you’re finished grilling dinner, cover it and close the air vents. The residual heat will roast the peppers perfectly in about 2 hours. Potatoes: Potatoes are excellent grilled. They will be golden on the outside and soft and tender on the inside. Denser potatoes such as the red, new and boiling varieties make for the best grilling. Small potatoes can be cooked whole. Simply rub

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quartered or sliced until tender and browning. Bananas: Grill with some brown sugar on top, add a side of ice cream, and you’ll be in heaven. Bananas need to be slightly firm. Brush with melted butter and honey, and grill until tender. Be careful and turn them only once, as they can fall apart easily. Cherries: Hot grilled cherries are wonderful served over ice cream. Simply pit and skewer the cherries and grill them until hot and juicy. Pears: Choose pears like Bartlett and Anjou for grilling, as they are fine in texture and slightly firmer. Select fruits with smooth skins and no soft spots. Halve and core them, but do not peel. Rub with butter and grill until tender. Peaches & Pineapple: The natural sugars in peaches and pineapple caramelize during grilling, making these fruits perfect for serving with ice cream or in tarts with lightly sweetened whipped cream. Just trim off the top, bottom and skin, then grill in 1-inch slices or wedges.

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Tidewater Kitchen GRILLED FLANK STEAK SANDWICHES 3 c. dry red wine 3 c. onions, chopped ½ c. dry sherry ¼ c. dark sesame oil 2¼ c. superior soy sauce ½ c. olive oil

8 large garlic cloves, chopped 1 T. dry mustard 1 T. ground ginger 2 flank steaks, about 1 lb. each 6 large bell peppers (red, yellow and orange), julienned 3 large red onions, cut into ½-inchthick rings Grilled sourdough rolls Combine first 9 ingredients in large bowl. Divide steaks, bell peppers and red onions among large shallow pans. Pour marinade over and turn to coat. Cover and refrigerate 3–6 hours. Prepare barbecue for high heat. Drain steaks and vegetables. Grill steaks to desired degree of doneness, about 4 minutes per side for

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rare. Transfer to platter. Grill vegetables until they begin to brown, about 4 minutes per side. Slice steaks thinly against grain. Arrange steaks and vegetables on large platter. Serve with grilled rolls, allowing everyone to make their own sandwiches. BLEU CHEESE & BACON BURGERS For bleu cheese butter: 4 T. butter 2 T. bleu cheese crumbles (recommended: Treasure Cave) For the burgers: 1½ lbs. lean ground beef ½ c. bleu cheese crumbles (recommended: Treasure Cave) ¼ c. real bacon pieces (recommended: Hormel) 1 T. Montreal steak seasoning (recommended: McCormick Grill Mates) Salt and freshly ground black pepper 4 onion rolls, toasted Lettuce, tomato, onion

For bleu cheese butter: In a small bowl, mash together butter and 2 T. bleu cheese crumbles with a fork; set aside. For the burgers: In a mixing bowl, combine ground beef, ½ c. bleu cheese crumbles, bacon pieces and steak seasoning. Wet your hands to prevent sticking, and shape into 4 patties slightly larger than the buns. Cover with plastic and set aside in refrigerator. Set up grill for direct cooking over high heat. Brush and oil grate before cooking. Salt and pepper burgers and place on hot grill. Cook for 4 to 5 minutes per side for medium. Serve hot on toasted onion roll. Spread with bleu cheese butter, lettuce, tomato, onion and sliced avocado, if using. INDOOR: Follow instructions for preparing burgers. Preheat broiler. Place burgers on wire rack over foillined baking sheet or broiler pan. Broil 6 inches from heat source for 4–5 minutes per side for medium. CHICKEN KEBABS WITH VEGETABLES 1½ lbs. skinless boneless chicken breasts, cut into 1½-inch pieces 12 cherry tomatoes 1 zucchini 1 squash 12 mushrooms

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3 T. prepared horseradish 4 T. extra-virgin olive oil 3 medium-large red onions, thinly sliced (about 2 lbs.) 2 sprigs fresh thyme Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 c. red wine ¼ c. honey ¼ c. red wine vinegar 1 garlic clove, crushed 2 T. balsamic vinegar 4 large portabella mushrooms (about 1 lb.), stemmed Lettuce leaves 4 whole grain buns or whole wheat English muffins, split and toasted

Marinade: ¼ c. fresh lemon juice 3 T. olive oil 2 green onions, minced 4 garlic cloves, minced 1 t. basil Combine all ingredients in large bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight. Prepare barbecue for mediumhigh heat. Thread chicken onto 12 skewers, then thread vegetables on separate skewers. Sprinkle kebabs with salt and pepper. Grill until chicken is cooked through, turning occasionally, about 8 minutes. Vegetables will cook in about 2 minutes per side. Transfer to platter and serve. Serves 4.

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2 garlic cloves Wash the vegetables. Seed the peppers and cut in quarters. Cut the zucchini in half and slice each half lengthwise into 3 pieces. Slice the eggplant into thick rounds. Cut the onion into quarters. Grill the vegetables on the barbecue. Season with salt and pepper. Using an electric mixer, beat the vinegar, garlic, basil and olive oil for 1 minute. Place the grilled vegetables in a bowl, pour the dressing over them and marinate for about 1 hour. GRILLED POUND CAKE with BERRIES and CHOCOLATE CHUNK ICE CREAM Here’s a great idea for a summer dessert. To make preparation even easier, use your favorite cherry or pecan ice cream. ¾ c. any favorite berry 1 c. boiling water 5 T. brandy 1½ pints vanilla ice cream, softened slightly, or your own homemade

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Backyard Oases: Outposts of Peace by Michael Valliant We spend more time at home than anywhere else. For a lot of us, that became even more true with the COVID-19 quarantine. It is in the best interest for our souls, our happiness and our well-being that we find joy in being at home, whether that is an apartment or townhouse, a rancher, a farm, an estate or anywhere in between. A trend I can fully get behind is see-

ing people creating outdoor spaces that serve as sanctuaries, oases, outposts of peace. For some, that might be a garden. For others, it might mean a swimming pool or a pond. And, for others still, it could be a firepit, a sitting area or an art/ writing studio. One of Tracy Kollinger’s earliest memories is her father feeding her peas from their garden when she

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Backyard Oases was three or four years old. They were the sweetest peas she’s had to this day. “He’s had a garden every year since then, and he’ll be 80 this July,” she said. “The garden fever hit me in my late 20s. This was long before the internet, and I wasn’t much of a reader, so I jumped in with two feet and didn’t do a lot of research. Trial and error taught me that gardens are a lot like life: sometimes things work out, and sometimes they don’t.”

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Backyard Oases “My garden spaces bring me great joy and peace, necessary elements for life these days,” she said. “As a nurse in the middle of a pandemic, things can get a little stressful. When I come home in the evening and I am in the garden with the dogs, the rest of the world quiets. I am one with myself, and these are some of the times when I feel closest to God. It is a time of extreme solitude that makes coming home from the hospital a little easier. I don’t care what’s going on ~ when I am in my garden, I feel nothing but peace and tranquility.” Creating spaces that bring us peace and tranquility. Jan Kirsh has designed and created outdoor spaces for more than

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Backyard Oases 30 years. She is trained in landscape design, ceramics, sculpture, design and photography. She lives and works in concert with nature and helps her clients to establish outdoor living spaces that provide a respite from the sometimes-hectic pace of life. “It’s been a steady occupation for decades, but during the pandemic, it is amazing how many people have gotten to know their gardens really well,” Kirsh said. “I have had delightful conversations with people who have said, ‘Oh, Jan, I get it now. We were so busy when here on weekends only that

we never got to see the garden truly develop.’ It has given folks a chance to slow down and really appreciate their environment. It gave people a handle on how important it is to be outdoors.” Creating a backyard space is personal. It could be something as simple as a well-sited bench or a low-key water feature that provides the sound of moving water. Kirsh finds that garden spaces speak to many people. And there are some things you want to think about in creating a space. “I find that it is wonderful to have a quiet garden space ~ it is comforting to be able to see it from at least one of the views from the

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Backyard Oases house, so that even in the winter, you can enjoy it,” she said. “If it makes you feel good and it calms you down, your mind will go there.” Kirsh noted that sound, scent and movement are all important ~ with clients telling her that sitting in their gardens, the scent of hardy gardenias carries them away, a retreat in itself, or the way native grasses blow in the wind illustrates how connected we are to nature. Think about your destination in the yard in terms of where the sun sets so you create a beautiful space in the evening with backlighted plantings. Provide a focal point when designing your garden

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“There’s something gratifying about admiring each day’s growth and picking vegetables for dinner. It gives the perfect opportunity to sit and reflect and ‘just be’ without the stressors of this world. Gardening is truly my sacred space. Whether it’s watching a hummingbird drink from the flowers that were planted for its purpose, or watching the bees pollinate the vegetables, it makes me realize how we’re all truly in this together. And how we need each other to survive.” Michael Valliant is the Assistant for Adult Education and Newcomers Ministry at Christ Church Easton. He has worked for non-profit organizations throughout Talbot County, including the Oxford Community Center, Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum and Academy Art Museum.

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A Ponderous Pachyderm by Rick Klepfer

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observation platform, from which prospective buyers could survey the specific patch of the frog farm they were considering purchasing. Mr. Lafferty was proud of his creation and received a patent for it. As if Lucy was not a sufficient accomplishment, Lafferty went on to build an even larger sister to her at Coney Island, New York. This one, called The Elephantine Colossus, lived up to its name handily, as it was twice the size of Lucy, at 122 feet tall. This building was completed in 1884 but was destroyed by fire only 12 years later. Lucy

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Coming Again A novel in progress by Roger Vaughan

Chapter 9: Jodi Isha had her eyes closed, the better to remember that afternoon on Orion when she first met with RD, the better to try and ignore the alarming, bumpy ride in the small twin-engine airplane from Barbados to the Caribbean island of Mustique. The f light on Orion, owner Mark Creighton’s private jet, had been a treat, even for a person frightened by f lying. Isha could certainly get used to that means of travel, with the comfort, the caviar and the champagne. But this horrible little plane was a relic, and it f lew like one. It felt like an old bus on a bad road. Only over water. Mustique was advertised as ultraexclusive, and this crummy little plane from Barbados was the only way to get there? Eyes closed and hope you survived. Isha and RD had, in fact, downed a few drinks in the elegant surroundings that only a grand wooden yacht of the 1930s that was maintained to the max, like Orion, could provide. The gorgeous woodwork on all sides was superbly

crafted and finished with a soft patina. The immaculate white overhead with its beaded longitudinals over oak frames, the teak and holly sole, the leaded glass on the cabinet doors, the matte varnished ash and mahogany, the polished brass hardware and the soft leather cushions created an environment as Old World-cozy as it was refined. And it smelled so good, like money, Isha mused. She was entranced by how beautiful it was, how special it felt to be surrounded by such hand-crafted luxury. And on a boat! Who would have known? She couldn’t imagine being underway, bouncing along on the ocean. No, thank you. But tied to the dock in this well-protected cove, with just the faintest motion indicating you were afloat, it was transporting. It hadn’t taken RD long to come around. She’d had that pegged. He was gruff at first, but it was an act. Revenge was one of those animals that slept soundly but awoke quickly, ready to bite. She could only imagine what it was like to get shoved off a race boat into the

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quiring a strong, f lexible position, get some cash together because water by the owner in front of the they will need it, and wait for an whole crew. Not cool, Andy, letting opening. Meanwhile, have some your own revenge dominate your fun along the way. Fun! There was good sense. It was one of those a new concept. But why not? And mistakes that would come back Florida made sense. RD knew the to haunt you. Another peril of re- Miami/Ft. Lauderdale boating scene venge: it never ends. like the back of his hand. As he had She knew RD was going to play. said, you can get anything done in What surprised her was how good a Ft. Lauderdale. player he was, how quickly his ideas Isha and RD had met regularly. It took shape and got hammered into wasn’t long before he had made his workable moves. RD was clever. He move on her, but she’d held back. understood there were too many When she needed that card, she’d variables to construct a complete play it. But after her resistance, he game plan. It was enough that the had stepped back. That was a surtwo of them shared the same goal, prise she wasn’t sure she liked. But which was to soundly disrupt what- then RD had really earned his keep ever it was Andy and when he suggested Another peril Becky had going. RD that Isha become a of revenge: immediately undert herapist/companstood Isha’s plan ion for the Creightit never ends. to move ahead in ons’ granddaughter, some direction that could intercept Jodi. As Isha had heard at the hair Andy’s path, to put themselves in a salon, the spoiled teenager had position to move quickly when the been caught shoplifting, and that time was right. As RD had said, was the tip of her unstable iceberg. Florida was key: “Our luck is we Her parents had died in their small know exactly where Andy is, where plane when she was nine. Alcohol he is going, and when he’s going to had reportedly been involved. be there. He’s just arrived in AuckJodi had gone to live with her land. Next will be around Cape grandparents. Now she was 18 ~ a Horn to Punta del Este, Uruguay. walking, seductive little package Then Florida in mid-April.” of anger, insecurity and aggresHoping for a more immediate sion that was way beyond the older strike against Andy, Isha had trou- Creightons’ ability to cope. RD said ble with that concept at first. But Jodi often hung around the boat, she soon realized RD was making f lirting with him, with no doubt sense. Take some time, work on ac- about what she had in mind. De168

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didn’t mention that what she had in mind for Jodi was more along the spite his weakness for women, RD lines of co-option than help. An ansaid he had steered clear of getting gry girl with her aggressive behavinvolved. His job would be on the ior pattern could be useful. line, of course, but he also saw red Once Isha had agreed, RD went f lags all over the place. into action. Mark Creighton loved It had taken Isha a while to get his boat and was in the habit of goused to the idea of therapist/coming on board frequently. He’d gotpanion. She’d discussed it with ten used to talking with his former Cameron at one of their sessions. longtime captain about matters He’d laughed at first, then gotten nautical that sometimes verged on serious. “You are not a therapist,” the personal. It was a habit he’d he’d told her. “Pretending to be one mistakenly continued with RD, for isn’t at all funny, not to mention it whom everything was grist for his being very illegal. That’s too much self-serving mill. For Creighton, even for someone with your, par- the old adage applied: what is said don me, caustic attitude about life. on the boat stays on the boat. RD You start trying to would have found An angry girl with her give what you think that notion mildly is therapy to some aggressive behavior pattern amusing. damaged, bonkers One day the old could be useful. teenage girl, and man seemed unusueven you could be crushed by the ally quiet, preoccupied. When RD mess that results.” cautiously inquired, Creighton had “But you could help me,” Isha shaken his head and indicated that suggested. living with a troublesome renegade “Not for one second.” teenager was giving him fits, that He’d been more willing to accept he was too bloody old to under“companion.” stand what was going on in her “Given what you seem to have mind and wished he knew what to gone through, you might be able to do about it. It was a bad mix that help her as a companion,” Cameron was also driving his wife crazy. RD told Isha. “Mainly by listening. But dove in at that point, saying friends beware. I know Mark Creighton. of his had a similar problem they’d He’s an old fossil fuel fossil. There solved with a therapist/companaren’t many tougher guys. He eats ion. He could find out more about people like you for lunch. Be very it if Creighton wished. RD primed careful.” a friend and gave his name to Isha Isha appreciated the advice. She to use as a reference. 170

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a fatherly hand on her shoulder that had made its way slightly below her Isha’s interview with the old waist. She had reacted subtly, in a man had gone well. She had not unfriendly way. dressed conservatively, but nothWhen the aged Beechcraft King ing less than a spacesuit could have Air banked and began its final deconcealed her charms. She’d done scent, Isha knew why this small some research on Creighton, which airplane was used for Mustique. was easy enough. He and his wife She’d never seen such a short landhad been regulars on the Manhat- ing strip. It looked no bigger than a tan and Greenwich, Connecticut, football field, and the first 200 feet society circuit for many years. As were on a downhill slant, oh, my a prominent capitalist and a friend God. Eyes closed again. Beside her, and backer of President George Jodi looked up from the catalog she H.W. Bush, Creighton was well was browsing. “It’s okay, really,” known for his fondness for women. Jodi said, taking her hand. There had been headlines and phoIt had been a strange start with tographs here, and denials there, Isha for Jodi, whose grandmother, all very politically Nancy Creighton, scrubbed, with Mrs. “I also look forward to getting had broken the news Creighton always to know you better,” he said, about her new “comhis eyes playful with lust. standing smiling panion.” Jodi had and strong beside been furious but her husband. knew better than to resist her clueIsha had been right. During the less grandparents’ latest attempt to interview, which lasted far longer normalize her. Normalize, whatthan it should have, Creighton’s ever the hell that meant. She did eyes had been busy. He had to be the usual “yes, ma’am” and figured in his mid-seventies, with thinning this companion bullshit would run gray hair and a well-lined, habitu- its short, ugly course like the rest ally tanned face. He kept himself fit, of the ridiculous therapeutic fixes no doubt with a personal trainer. they had tried. Jodi had played She had stressed the companion- along when she was told this Nina ship aspect of how she could help woman was coming to take her to Jodi. Creighton liked that approach. lunch. Surprise. Nina certainly “I also look forward to getting you wasn’t the middle-aged priss she know you better,” he had said, his expected. Au contraire. Jodi liked eyes playful with lust. “I could use a the Porsche and the cool way Nina little companionship myself.” When drove it, like she was being chased Isha had taken her leave, he had put by the cops. 172

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one off and get busted in the process for a nineteen-ninety-five, But Jodi was stumped by this three-pack of panties? That’s the woman’s presence. She’d expected best you can do? Really? You’ve got an uptight professional of some a lot to learn, girl. Come on. Let’s sort dedicated to sounding her get some ribs.” By the end of a twoout, getting inside her head. She’d hour lunch and a couple glasses of been working on some wild stuff wine, Jodi had been hooked by this to tell her. Instead, here was this nutty woman who had spent most sexy creature out of a film noir of the time talking about herself. with an amazing body, a face that Jodi had hardly gotten a word in could stop traffic and a puzzling, edgewise. Three or four times a week, Isha almost rude way of ignoring her. Other than hello and her name, would arrive at the Creightons’ Nina hadn’t said anything. She to pick up Jodi. They’d watched just drove until she’d skidded the some movies, cruised the malls Porsche to a stop at a funky rib and shopped, smoked a bunch of joint off the highway. Another sur- weed and mostly talked. One afternoon, Jodi had prise. Jodi knew her Settle down, stop acting asked just what she grandmother had made a reservation like a spoiled rich brat, and was supposed to be. everyone’s happy. “I mean, my grandfor them at her club. parents hired you, Isha had turned right?” off the car, pulled the keys from “Right.” the ignition and unfastened her “What’s your job? Are you like a seatbelt. Then she’d turned to Jodi shrink? Do you report back about and said, “So, what’d you grab?” me?” “Excuse me?” “I am paid to be your companion. “What’d you grab when you got How you behave is report enough. busted?” Jodi regarded this woman, not You continue to be a jerk, I’ll probbelieving her ears. Nina was not ably get terminated. You settle looking friendly. What the hell! down, stop acting like a spoiled Jodi paused then said quietly, rich brat, and everyone’s happy.” “I never knew there was such a “Panties. A three-pack.” Isha held her icy stare on job. Pretty easy money.” “Not always. What if you were a Jodi. Then she burst into laughter. “Panties?” she said after her creep? And there’s your grandfaamusement had finally subsided. ther. He’d like to get in on it.” “No kidding. I’m sure he’d like “Panties?! You’re gonna rip some174

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staff were from St. Vincent, the big island capital of St. Vincent and that. Why not? Another notch in the Grenadines, of which Mustique his gun. Doubt he gets much at was a part. “They let Mustique do home.” its thing as long as they pay plenty The King Air came to a stop of taxes and hire St. Vincentians,” near the small bamboo building she said. “All the herb is grown in that served as the Mustique termi- the mountains on St. Vincent, and nal, and shut down. Isha opened it’s the best.” her eyes. Miraculously, everyone Isha was taking in the handsome was alive. The head of the Mus- expanse of Goliath House, a large, tique Company was on hand to six-bedroom, U-shaped dwelling greet Creighton, one of the island’s that wrapped around the pool. most important land owners, and Thick green foliage and f lowers a board member to boot. The staff were everywhere, growing rapidly of his Goliath House was on hand twelve months a year. There was with several Kawasaki Mules to no glass in most of the windows, transfer luggage and people. Jodi, which were cleverly designed to who had been goavoid rain. Mosing to Mustique for They let Mustique do its thing quitos, the island’s years, waved to sev- as long as they pay plenty of namesake ~ once eral local boys along taxes and hire St. Vincentians in profusion ~ were the dirt roads that now under control. passed house after glorious house. Birds were everywhere. Regal All of them could have been from frigate birds drifted majestically the pages of Architectural Digest. against the f luffy clouds a thou“Rosco always has the best herb,” sand feet overhead. The wide-eyed Jodi said quietly to Nina after she’d Bequi Sweets were coming in close, greeted one young man. calling and stretching their beaks An hour later, Isha and Jodi skyward, boldly stealing peanuts had unpacked their belongings in from the little bowl Tomas had left. the guesthouse on the property The house was on one of the and were stretched out by the pool island’s many hilltops. The view in their bikinis, sipping Banana of azure blue ocean to the horiTouches that had been served by zon that extended the pool’s clean Tomas the butler, a friendly young drop-off was hypnotic. Jodi was on man Jodi knew. He quietly told a roll, talking about the island, how her to check her bedside table. She the 70 homes represented owners thanked him profusely, explain- from 30 different countries, and ing to Isha after he left that all the saying that after dinner they would 176

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Kent County and Chestertown at a Glance

A Ponderous Pachyderm: Rick Klepfer

Changes - Coming Again - A Work Progress: Roger Vaughan

Backyard Oases - Outposts of Peace: Michael Valliant

Tidewater Kitchen: Pamela Meredith

Tidewater Gardening: K. Marc Teff eau

The Marsh Road: A.M. Foley

St. Michaels Map and History

Oxford Map and History

Queen Anne's County

Chesapeake Music Brings Jazz to Easton

Caroline County ~ A Perspective

Publishers' Note

July Tide Table

An Anegada Adventure - Part 1: Bonna L. Nelson

Studio B Hosts Plein Air Artists and Master Jove Wang

Easton Map and History

Avalon Memories: Helen Chappell

Moments and Milestones - Shearer the Jeweler: Tracey F. Johns

About the Cover Artist: Diane DuBois Mullaly